Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Being ordinary is no longer good enough when it comes to the design of websites; they must be able to impress the target audience; and your website is not the only one vying for their attention. This means they’ll only go through a website that satisfies their needs and requirements best.

This is where the importance of CSS enters the picture. A website having clean, organized CSS will not only load more quickly but also offer a highly satisfying user experience. This also improves its chances of figuring prominently in search results. But, this isn’t easy.

We already know that Samsung has been working on a round dial smartwatch that is dubbed as Orbis. Now some more details about the smartwatch have surfaced.

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A report is stating that the Orbis smartwatch will be powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 7420 processor. This is the same chipset that is used in recently launched Galaxy S6 processor. The main reason for installing the powerful processor is to achieve better battery life. Meanwhile, in same related news, Samsung has filed for a patent with rotating bezel that will be used for navigation on the smartwatch.

Previous reports had stated that Samsung’s Orbis smartwatch will not have calling capabilities but the Tizen powered OS watch can decline and accept incoming calls. It is also stated that the smartwatch will support wireless charging.

At the Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) summit in Shenzhen, China Microsoft has announced that it will release Windows 10 this summer (between June and August) in 190 countries and 111 languages. It also demoed Windows Hello at the event, which uses biometric authentication using a person’s face, iris or fingerprint to unlock their Windows 10 device and services.

Microsoft already announced that it will offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 for customers running Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 if they upgrades within the first year after it is released. It also released Windows 10 Technical preview last year and Windows 10 Technical preview for phones last month.

It has announced a strategic partnerships with Lenovo, Tencent and Qihu 360 in China for smooth Windows 10 upgrade. Lenovo will offer Windows 10 upgrade services at 2,500 service centers and select retail stores in China when the Windows 10 upgrade is available. Lenovo will also release Windows 10 phones in mid-year 2015 via China Mobile. Xiaomi will test Windows 10 in the form of Technical Preview and release it to the public later this year.

Microsoft also announced that a new version of Windows for small footprint IoT devices will be available for free when Windows 10 launches. This includes ATMs and ultrasound machines. Windows 10 will also be available for Raspberry Pi 2, Intel, Qualcomm DragonBoard 410C and other development devices.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Remember the web before Google, when we surfed using Yahoo’s directory, AltaVista’s web portal, or AskJeeves’ answers?

While Google may profess to do no evil, even its CEO admits they’ve outgrown that slogan. And whether or not you consider it to be evil or just the cost of doing business, Google does have a habit of pushing other companies off the playing field with their innovative ventures.

And it’s not just search engines that have gone by the wayside thanks to Google. Not only has “google” officially become the English word for searching on the web, but Gmail is now the most popular email service, Google Maps has made MapQuest all but irrelevant for most, and Google Fiber may soon put your local cable company out of business.

And in 2014, Google announced they’re going to try to do the same with domain registration.

If you’ve ever had to register and manage domain names, you know what a hassle all the requirements and restrictions can be. Even basic tasks like setting your domain name servers correctly or hiding your address with Whois privacy can be confusing for beginners. And transferring a domain to another host or another person can result in a complicated back-and-forth tangle of emails and changing settings, even if you have more experience with managing domain names.

Just as Gmail simplified email and Google Maps made navigating easy, Google pledges to make purchasing and managing domains a much smoother process with their new Google Domains service.

Previously, Google would always recommend GoDaddy for purchasing domains. But with Google Domains, they’ll be trying to take on all that business themselves.

Now that Google’s in the domain registration business, will GoDaddy go the way of AltaVista and AskJeeves?

Here’s how Google Domains compares with GoDaddy, one of the most popular domain registrars in existence… so far. Whose side will you be on?